by Timothy Shorey | May 28, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
Introduction: Seeing Jesus in The Psalms[1] “And he said to them, ‘O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?’ And beginning with Moses and...
by Timothy Shorey | May 28, 2020 | Songs and Psalmody
It was the spring of 1990—about 31 years ago at this moment. I was recovering from a bout with viral meningitis that would leave me with what is now a 31-year-long headache (about which you may read in my book, 30/30 Hindsight: 30 Reflections on a 30-Year Headache)....
by Timothy Shorey | May 22, 2020 | Devotional Reflections
I came to Mark 7:12 in my Bible reading today. There we are told that when enemies of Jesus came to argue with him, “he sighed deeply in his spirit.” That is worth noting. Jesus sighed deeply in his spirit; the sigh of grief and weariness; the sigh of sadness and...
by Timothy Shorey | Apr 27, 2020 | Mission and Missions
I went to a funeral the other day, not to officiate, but simply to attend as a friend and pastor to the grieving. Since I orient toward others far more as a brother than as pastor, I instinctively sat toward the back alongside those I knew and loved. Then I noticed...
by Timothy Shorey | Mar 24, 2020 | The Christian Life
I had to learn early that it is not a good idea to rage and scream at immortals. Forty-five years ago, I was a mid-teen who was going places. People pegged me for a leader-type. I was athletic enough to be a three-year, two-letter varsity sports jock, did the honor...
